In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Inside the Nohara family home, Misae was putting on makeup, preparing to go out. Mingxu and Aoi were waiting in the living room. Suddenly, Mingxu realized Shin-chan was gone. Just as he was starting to wonder, a loudspeaker blared from the doorway. Mingxu's lips twitched. That kid...could it be...?

Before he could finish his thought, Shin-chan's voice came from outside: "Nohara Misae, who's putting on makeup over there! You'll be 30 next year, stop putting up a futile resistance and come out and surrender! Everyone, is it really necessary to wear such heavy makeup to a department store? I'm giving you one more piece of advice: stop putting up a futile resistance and come out now!"

"Bang!" Mingxu appeared in front of Shin-chan before Misae came out, punched Shin-chan to the ground, and then dragged the equipment into the house.

Passersby looked on with confusion, wondering what had just happened.

Misae glared at Shin-chan, annoyed. "You little rascal!"

Looking at Misae's appearance, Shin-chan teased, "You're deliberately dressing up so young again today~"

"Mind your own business!" Misae glared at them, then took the two little ones out. She didn't bring Aoi along today; she left her with the aunt next door for the time being.

Not long after I went outside, two girls walked past me, chatting as they went: "Where are you going after the ceremony?"

"Of course I'm doing karaoke!"

"Haha, we really need to celebrate!"

Listening to their words, Misae suddenly realized, "Today is my coming-of-age ceremony."

Watching their retreating figures, Misae was suddenly filled with emotion. Her coming-of-age ceremony had passed almost ten years ago. Seeing these people now, it truly felt like, "I wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine, but it's not like the carefree days of my youth."

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and then an invitation was slapped onto Misae's face.

Misae was taken aback, took the card off her face, and stared blankly at its contents: "This is an invitation to my Coming-of-Age Ceremony? Who dropped this?"

Looking around, Misae wanted to find the person who had lost the invitation.

Seeing this, Shin-chan grabbed Misae with some dissatisfaction: "Mom, don't worry about that, let's go to the department store!" As he spoke, Shin-chan started to whine.

Misae hesitated for a moment: "But without this, that person can't enter the venue."

"Department store, department store!" Shin-chan continued to pester.

"Shin-chan, be quiet." Mingxu pressed Shin-chan's shoulder and looked at Misae: "Mom, are there any names on this?"

Misae glanced at it a few times and suddenly noticed something: "Oh, it was dropped by a girl."

"Hmm? Let's deliver it to her!" Xiaoxin suddenly said in a righteous tone.

"..." Mingxu and Meiya rolled their eyes at Xiaoxin. This kid is really realistic.

Upon arriving at the venue, looking around at the people invited to the coming-of-age ceremony, Misae was filled with emotion: "Twenty years old, how wonderful."

“Mom used to be like that too~” Mingxu said with a smile as he looked at Meiya.

“Yes, Mom used to be like that too, but now I’m your mom.” Misae patted Mingxu’s head and said with a smile.

"Mom, did you also participate in a coming-of-age ceremony?" Shin-chan asked Misae with some curiosity.

"Ah, well..." Misae fell silent. Back then, when she was supposed to attend her Coming-of-Age ceremony, she suddenly got diarrhea and couldn't go. Ugh, what if they found out? That would be terrible.

Thinking of this, Misae immediately changed the subject, looking around: "Oh dear, where is the registration area?"

As he spoke, he followed the flow of traffic and walked in that direction.

Looking at Meiya, Mingxu seemed to be deep in thought. Perhaps this was also an opportunity for his mother?

Sometimes, fate is truly a wonderful thing.

Misae led the two little ones to the other side of the line, stood in line, and watched the people in front of her go in with their invitations. After a moment of reflection, Misae took out her invitation and asked, "Excuse me..."

The other person glanced at the invitation in Misae's hand, and without hesitation pointed to the side: "Okay, please come in."

Misae's expression froze for a moment, and she was about to explain, "Excuse me..."

The staff member was very friendly, but there was an unquestionable air about her in her words: "Please go in this way, thank you." Then she gestured for the next person.

Misae had no choice but to take the invitation and walk out.

Shin-chan looked at Misae and asked curiously, "Mom, did you give it to him?"

"This..." Looking at the invitation in her hand, Misae looked somewhat helpless. What should she do?

Just then, a staff member shouted, "Alright, everyone, the ceremony is about to begin! Please hurry up! Come on, let's go in!" As they spoke, they escorted Misae into the banquet hall.

"But..." Misae wanted to explain, but no one listened. She could only follow them inside with a blank look on her face. The two little ones followed suit. They didn't say much about the situation, assuming that Misae had been married for a long time.

After all, quite a few of them are parents with children.

Inside the venue, Mayor Kasukabe delivered a speech on the stage: "...We have high expectations for everyone..."

"Thank you for your speech, Mayor Kasukabe, Mr. Tanino Honto," the host said quickly after seeing the mayor pause.

Below, everyone clapped and applauded.

Misae looked around, her eyes filled with confusion, but also with a deep sense of emotion. She never imagined that she would be able to participate in a coming-of-age ceremony at this time.

"I'm so confused, but I'm being treated like a 20-year-old girl. I look so young!" Misae looked around at all the young people and was overjoyed. Mingxu patted Misae's thigh and whispered, "Mom, you are still very young."

"Oh? Is that so? Haha~" Misae smiled, her eyes crinkling.

As for Shin-chan, he was suppressed by Ming-xu.

Misae looked around, feeling a little curious: "But, I'm with two children, doesn't anyone find it strange?"

"Mom, look over there." Mingxu pointed to Meiya's left rear. Meiya was stunned and then realized that there was another mother with two children over there.

"Oh, I see. It's not unusual for a 20-year-old to become a mother these days." Misae suddenly realized, looking over here, thinking: That's right, this must be God's way of making up for me not being able to attend my coming-of-age ceremony back then, a special gift for me~

At this moment, the other elderly gentleman above had also finished speaking, and everyone applauded again. The host also expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, sociologist Mr. Ye Qi. Next up is County Councilor Mr. Zhang Yuyang. Please give him a round of applause."

Listening to the rambling speech, Misae was getting impatient: "But seriously, why do these people keep giving their speeches?"

"Ah~" Shin-chan yawned, feeling so bored.

"Alright, here, you can play for a bit. You know where the game is." Mingxu casually handed the watch to Xiaoxin.

"Okay~" Shin-chan immediately picked up the watch and started playing with it happily.

Above, more and more people went up to give speeches, and most of the people below were starting to get impatient as they listened to them. They were already bored with the speeches, but they didn't expect them to be so long. It was really tedious.

At last.

"Congratulations to all the new adults! Keep up the good work! May your future be as bright and glorious as the rising sun." After saying this, everyone applauded and clapped. The coming-of-age ceremony was almost over. After receiving their gifts, everyone headed outside.

Looking at the bag in her hand, Misae's face was full of joy: "Hehe~ This is it, a souvenir from my coming-of-age ceremony. I really wanted it back then."

To be continued~